A federal judge has required 30 days' notice before any major physical changes to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, while declining a request for an emergency hearing. The order arrived amid renewed debate over the building's future, fueled by photographs of President Donald Trump aboard Air Force One and by criticism from members of the Kennedy family.

A wave of new surveys shows Democratic candidates competitive in several states President Trump carried, while Republicans point to openings of their own, leaving control of both chambers resting on a handful of close contests.

The House has passed a Russia sanctions bill already approved by the Senate, sending the measure to President Trump and completing its path through Congress.

The White House has pulled its nomination of Lance Schroyer to head U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ending a bid that stalled in the Senate amid a hold by Sen. Rand Paul and pushback from parts of the MAGA movement.

A United Nations fact-finding mission has concluded there are reasonable grounds to believe the United States committed war crimes during military operations in Iran. The White House rejected the report, and the finding has drawn political reaction in Washington as Congress weighs the costs of the conflict.